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Are Prices Countercyclical? Evidence From the G-7

This paper re-examines the cyclical behavior of prices using postwar quarterly data for the G-7. We confirm recent evidence that the price level is countercyclical. However, we find strong evidence that the inflation rate is procyclical in our sample. Our results show the importance of making a clea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prasad, Eswar
Other Authors: Chadha, Bankim
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 1994
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Prices, Business Fluctuations, And Cycles: General (includes Measurement And Data)
Cycles
Deflation
Economic Growth
Income Economics
Inflation
Prices
Unemployment Rate
Cyclical Unemployment
Labour
Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, And Job Search
Macroeconomics
Business Fluctuations
Labor
Price Level
Business Cycles
Unemployment
United States
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This paper re-examines the cyclical behavior of prices using postwar quarterly data for the G-7. We confirm recent evidence that the price level is countercyclical. However, we find strong evidence that the inflation rate is procyclical in our sample. Our results show the importance of making a clear distinction between inflation and the cyclical component of the price level when reporting and interpreting stylized facts regarding business cycles
Physical Description:28 pages
ISBN:9781451851472

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